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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
A heritage tram before the Regent building, Christchurch
ChristchurchA heritage tram before the Regent building

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.

Antalya or Christchurch?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Antalya for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Antalya’s own page.

Choose Christchurch for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Christchurch’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Antalya 82, Christchurch 38: Antalya leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Christchurch 45: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Christchurch 38: Antalya leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Christchurch 32: Antalya leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Christchurch 84: Christchurch leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Christchurch 45: Antalya leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Christchurch 66: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Christchurch 48: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Christchurch 32: Antalya leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Christchurch 38: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Christchurch 38: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Christchurch 45: Antalya leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Christchurch.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Christchurch
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Antalya in July

35 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Christchurch in July

11 °Cdaytime high
1 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaChristchurch

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaChristchurch
Official languageTurkishEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation30 m20 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsChristchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaChristchurch
City population2,426,356383,200
People per km²1,7121,298
Museums within 10 km511
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 monthsNone

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.